TaSUBa was established by The United Republic of Tanzania in accordance with the Executive Agencies Act No.
[1] Its aims and mission are to "encourage the development of Tanzanian arts and culture, to promote their use as a record of contemporary life and manners, to promote education about film, television and the moving image generally, and their impact on society.
[4] The Bagamoyo Players, composed of experienced members of the institute, are a performing arts ensemble, created in 1990.
This group consists of artists who present traditional and modern dance, music, drama, acrobatics and comedy performances at festivals and other events both in Tanzania and abroad.
[6] Prominent former artists and teachers of the institute were musician Hukwe Zawose, as well as actors and dancers John Mponda and Nkwabi Ng'hangasamala,[7] the father of popular Tanzanian singer Nshoma.